It’s no secret that our team at Westcal are huge fans of insulation. For us, insulation just makes sense. It’s affordable and offers a ton of savings. It’s one of the few investments that pays for itself and starts saving you money in just one year. Unfortunately, a lot of people only somewhat recognize the value of insulation. They either only buy enough to get the job half done, or they’ll have it installed wrong and call it good enough. Well, it’s not good enough — and here’s why.
Wasted Money.
One of the reasons industry invests in insulation is it helps to save money. Insulation reduces the energy cost of keeping fluids moving smoothly and reduces stress on your machinery. This means your expensive machinery breaks down less often and won’t need to be replaced as soon. When you half do insulation, you typically see less than half the savings. This is because how much insulation you’re advised to use is strategically calculated to maximize savings to give you the most bang for your buck. Not following these recommendations or having the job done poorly, doesn’t help anyone.
Environment.
While your business is likely more concerned with its bottom line than the environment, improper insulation isn’t just bad for the planet; it also means spending more money burning resources to maintain adequate fluids temperatures. With carbon taxes seeming to ever increase, and more and more people demonstrating a concern towards the environment, it’s a good idea to keep your pollution and waste in mind. Helping the planet may also help your public image.
Dangers to Your Team.
For our team at Westcal, the worst problem with improper insulation is the danger to your personnel. If your staff is treating your worksite or plant like the insulation is adequate to keep them safe and it isn’t, there is a lot of potential for someone to get hurt. Each of your employees is a huge investment. You’ve put countless numbers of hours and training into everyone of them, and they’re the team you trust to keep everything running smoothly and making money. They trust to you to provide a safe working environment, and you owe it to them to do so.
Insulation saves your company money, helps to reduce how much energy you use, builds a well earned reputation for caring about the environment, and protects your team. It just makes sense to do it right. Westcal Insulation is a full service commercial and industrial mechanical insulation contractor, and we can help you get the most out of your investment. Call today.
